Reconditioned MAC v. new?

[katiebells]

Which to buy: moderate user, some travel, business/home use....

A. New 2.4 GHZ MacBook, 2 GB, 250 Hard Drive for $1,599
B. Reconditioned 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, White MacBook, 2 GB, 160 Hard Drive for $949

Both same size, glossy, widescreen display, 8x SuperDrive, Built-in iSight camera.


1) Are reconditioned MACs a solid investment?
2) Has the hardware changed that much to make the discount not worth it? Biggest difference seems to be in the hard drive size.
Thanks!

 

[Desamell]

Which to buy: moderate user, some travel, business/home use....

A. New 2.4 GHZ MacBook, 2 GB, 250 Hard Drive for $1,599
B. Reconditioned 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, White MacBook, 2 GB, 160 Hard Drive for $949

Both same size, glossy, widescreen display, 8x SuperDrive, Built-in iSight camera.


1) Are reconditioned MACs a solid investment?
2) Has the hardware changed that much to make the discount not worth it? Biggest difference seems to be in the hard drive size.
Thanks!

Refurbished from Apple should be a great investment
Aluminum one has DDR3 RAM which is faster than the plastic one and also i think Aluminum has faster bus speed on processor or cache i don't know if that is right someone correct me

 

[Remiss63]

MacBook Pro?

I would suggest considering a refurbished MacBook Pro. Clearly you have to check it out before committing to buy it.

 

[MooneyFlyer]

Which to buy: moderate user, some travel, business/home use....

A. New 2.4 GHZ MacBook, 2 GB, 250 Hard Drive for $1,599
B. Reconditioned 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, White MacBook, 2 GB, 160 Hard Drive for $949

Both same size, glossy, widescreen display, 8x SuperDrive, Built-in iSight camera.


1) Are reconditioned MACs a solid investment?
2) Has the hardware changed that much to make the discount not worth it? Biggest difference seems to be in the hard drive size.
Thanks!

I purchased A) above for work/home and fairly heavy travel. I'm extremely happy with it.

My impression of refurb'd stuff is that it's probably even "better than new" in a lot of ways. Something has broken, been fixed, and the machine probably has received more QA attention than it did originally. I'm considering a refurb for an old G4 800MHz.

 

[spacecadet610]

I've had great experiences with refurbished Mac. I say go for it.